Basvarken Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 On my birthday I completed the build of a new bass: The Brooks EXB-MS-5 - Mahogany Khaya body - Quilted Maple top and headstock face - Three piece Mahogany Khaya set neck. Glued in - Blue burst gloss finish on top and headstock - Pearloid binding - Ebony fretboard - Luminlay Blue position markers - Jumbo nickel silver frets - 37-34" scale - Buffalo horn nut - Babicz Solo Rail bridge. Black - Double action trussrod - Two carbon reinforcement strips in the neck - Lace Alumitone Bass Bar pickup combination - Pure Tone output. Black - Volume and tone knob. Black - Rotary pickup selector switch. Black chickenhead - Gotoh GB 350 lightweight bass tuners. Black - Dunlop flush mount strapnuts. Black - Dingwall strings - Weight: 4.25 kg Rotary switch options: 1. Both pickups in series 2. Neck side pickup 3. Bridge side pickup 4. both pickups in parallel 5. Both pickups. Out of phase with a capacitor to maintain the low frequencies. Circuit and wiring by BQ Music. Pics of the build process can be viewed here https://www.enkoo.nl/brooks-exb-ms-5.html And I made a quick video as well. Being a life long 4-string player I have no idea what to do with that fifth string! But you get an idea of how she sounds. (I'm quite sure the guy I built it for will put it to good use!) 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Outstanding work, congratulations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Guitarist Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 That is very beautiful, and sounds great. Superb work. 🏆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Very nice. Some lovely details... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Dear lord 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Your work always amazes me @Basvarken 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJPJ Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Seriously impressive and the finish is beautiful. I've never thought about having a custom bass but I love the idea of something so unique. And Happy Birthday of course . . . 😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Another cracking bass, Rob. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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